Dispensing apparatus.



H. B. COOLEY.

DISPENSING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21, 1912.

Patented June 18, 1916.

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DISPENSING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2|. 19:2.

Patented June 13, 1916.

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HENRY J3. COOLE'Y, OF NEW IBRIfTAIl.\'l', CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERICAN PAPERGOODS COMPANY, OF KEN SINGTON. CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF NE JERSEY.

Y DISPENSING APPARATUS.

Snenification of Letters Patent. Patented J 11118 .13, 1916.

Application filed March 21, 1912. Serial No. 685,216.

To all whom; it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY B. COOLEY, a

citizen 'of the United States, residing at New Britain, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain understood by referenceto the 'accompanye ing drawings in wh ich 4 Figure 1, is a perspective view of the, casing; F ig. 2, a central vertical section on the plane of the line 2-2 of Fig. 3; Fig. 3, an

elevation withthe rear wallof' the :casing rem'oved; Fig-. 4, a horizontal section-on the pltane of the line 4-4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5, a

ont View of the delivery aperture with the cover plate"reinoved;-Fig. 6, a view similar to Fig.2. with the parts advanced to deliver acup; Fig. 7, a detail view of a plate shown in Fig. -5; and Fig. 8 a section through the narrovv'end of the cup.

Similar reference numerals indicate similar parts'in the several views.

The dispensing'or delivery mechanism is contained in a suitable casing 1 having a door 2 giving access to the magazine 3 in which the cups 4 are stored. Two plates 5 'and5. spaced apart and secured tothe side walls of .thecasing and inclined downwardly from the rear wall to the delivery outlet 6 in the front wall, constitute the fioor of the. magazine and also a guideway for the ejector and cup opener. The particular cup shown" by me is substantially that of a regular trapezoid, the narrow or closed en'd being presented towardthe delivery opening. The edge of the wider or open" end of the cup 1s serrated, or formed with at least two notches.

or cuts 7 so that whichever side of the cup is placed'uppermost, a notch will be inline with the opener, to be presently -described,

to facilitate the entryof the opener into the cup before the latter is acted upon by, the ejector. If the cu s are'piledfwith the same slde uppermost, t ere will be buta single notch. On the inner side of the casing, op-

posite the door, is a guide strip 8, and just mside the door is a guide Qsecured to the floor plate 5,' and havin its forward end turned down to correspon to the inclination of the opposite guide 8.' At the front of the hold the cups which they finger. 23, adapted to beengage above the floor, as shown by dotted lines in F ig. 2, so as to permit the passageo'f the wider endof'the'cup below said pieces, when the cup, is being ejected.

The front wall of the casing is cut out at '11- above the delivery outlet to receive a plate 12 and-the gibs 13 between which said plate has a slight vertical movement. Proecing from the inner side of the plate 12 are pins 12" against whichbear the ends of a spr1ng 14 (Fig. 5,) held at its center on a p n 15 projecting from the front wall of the caslng. The latter is slotted .(Fig. 3) to receive the inwardly projecting shoes 16 which extend a little below the lower edge of plate 12, as shown in Fig. 7 The shoes 16 normally rest on the floor ofthe' magazine, spring-145 permitting'plate-12 to rise when a cup is'fo'rced beneath it. A cover plate 17 is fastened to the front outer wallover plate 12.. This cover terminates a short distance above themagazine floor so as to permit the delivery of the cup in substantially the plane of the floor.- A

Extending transversely of and beneath the forward end of the floor is'a rock shaft 18 having secured thereto upwardly projecting fingers 19 which. fingers, when in normal position, bear against the cups, as shown in Fig. 2, and prevent the withdrawal of a cup";

through the delivery outlet except by means of the 'ejector. "These fifhgers also serve to engage against the guides 8 and 9,'and to force back into place a second cup if one should start toward the delivery outlet. The lower edge of the plate 12 is concave (Figs. 5 and 7 to permit the outward swing of the fingers 19 when a cup .is being ejected as shown in Fi 6.

On the side of shaft 18 opposite the fingers --19 is a pin 20 which .supports the forward end of a link 21, said link at its rear end "being pivotally connected to a lever 22 pivoted to the side wall of the casing, and

having at its free end a lateralliy projecting -by a downwardly fprojecting finger 24 carried by the ejector rame. p

The cups are delivered from the under side of the pile in the magazine by an ejecspace between the two floor plates. On the upper side. of plate 25' is secured afinger 26 in the form of a flat plate having its forward end-26' pointed and r'aisedslightly above the plane of the body portion. The

function of the finger 26 is toenter the cup and to give it a preliminary opening which facilitates its complete opening by the user upon delivery, by pressure upon the side edges of the cup. The finger 26 extends some distance in advance of the plate 25, the latter engaging the lower edge of the cup to force it through the delivery. outlet. The opening finger 26 may rest upon the magazine floor and is advanced with .the ejector plate 25 by the following mechanism: To the underside of plate 25 is secured a plate 27 which carries a bearing block 28. To said block is pivotally'hung a yoke 29 on the end ofa plunger 30. This plunger works in a cylinder 31 mounted upon and secured to a shaft 32. A spring 33 secured to the base of the casing surrounds the shaft 32 and beaisagainst thecylinder 31 to hold the latter and theejector in their normal position, shown in Fig. 2, that is, the cylinder 31 is normallv held to the right of the-center line of shaft 32. In this normal position the pin 24 projecting from the un-' derside of plate 27 bears against the laterally projecting-pin 23 of lever 22 to thereby hold the link 21 in its retracted position, and thefingers 19 on rock shaft 18 against the forward end of the lower cups in the magazine to hold those cups engaged by fingers 19 .against guides 8 and 9. t

j The shaft 32 extends atone end outside of the casing and ,has secured .thereto an operating handle 34 by whichitmay be rocked. As shown in Figs. 2 and 3 thecylinder 31 is. formed with a longitudinalopening through which projects apin35 on the plunger 30. A spring 36 has one end sliding freely through: an opening in pin 35 on theplunger, said spring, at its other end,

being fixed to a pin on the-cylinder. -This spring is-normally distended when the parts are in the position shown inFig. 2.. When the operating handle 34 is thrown forward the sliding motion of the cylinder 31 upon the plunger 30 moves the ejector and its opening finger in a. straight path guided by the floorplates 5.,and 5. The-spring36 is collapsed immediately afterthe cylinder .1 31, QIL-itS forward. movement, passes the centerv line. of shaft 32,;and 1s dlstended 33 on the return. movement.

when the,plunger 30 reaches the limit of its forwardi throw and so acts to assist spring When the ejector is moved forward,'in the manner described, the opener 26 enters between the sides of the cup and is advanced therein continued movement of the ejector. the lower edge of the cup is forced'against the fingers 19, thereby rocking shaft 18, the movement of the latter and of the fingers'19- being permitted as soon as pin 24 on the underside of plate 27 moves away from the laterally projecting pin 23. The extremeforward throw of handle 34 carries the cup about half Way through the delivery outlet; It may then be grasped by the user and entirely removed. The user, by grasping the cup at its side edgesmay readily open it by a slight pressure, this opening being facilitated by the preliminary opening given by finger 26. Upon the return move ment of the ejector, pin 24 strikes against pin 23 and restores rock shaft 18 and its pins 19 to normal position. While the lowermost cup is being ejected, shoes 16 onplate 12 prevent the escape of any but the cup acted upon by the ejector. The cup is so cut that when folded, as shown in Fig. 8, there is a double thickness on the narrow end of the cup to secure a tight corner. When this double thickness has passed the shoes 16 the plate 12 remains seated on the cup and prevents the cup next above that being ejected from passing out. This double thickness at the narrow end of the cup requires the form of magazine shown, that is, owing to the double thickness, the upper surface of the pile gradually assumes a horizontal position and the inclination of the adapted for use in connection with a. coin 'or check control, the present application being restricted to the delivery mechanism.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. In a dispensing apparatus, a casing having. amagazine and a delivery outlet, I. guide platessecured tothe casing andform ing the floor of said magazine, an ejector mova'bly. supported upon said plates, and

means for operating the ejector comprising a rock shaft and a slidable connection between said shaft and the ejector.

2. In a dispensing apparatus, a casing having a magazine and a delivery outlet, an ejector and means for operating the same comprising a rock shaft and a cylinder I mounted thereon, and a plunger movable in said cylinder. and connected to the ejector.

' 3. In a dispensing apparatus, av casing having a' magazme and a delivery outlet, an ejector and means for operating the same comprising a rock shaft and a cylinder mounted thereon, a plunger movable in said I grease:

movement of the ejector- A 4. In a dispensing apparatus, a" casing having a'magazine and a delivery'outlet, an-

ejector and means for operating the same,',a-'

rock shaft havingfing'ers thereon adaptedto be displaced by thel'article being ejected, and means operatedfby the. ejector'on its returnj'movement tofrestore .said fingers to normal position.

5. In -a. dispensing-apparatus, a. casing having a magazine and a deliveryboutlet', an

ejector-and means foroperatingthe same, a rock'shaft and fingers th'ereon adapted to be displaced by the article being ejected, and a connection from said .rock shaftfin the ath of the ejector. on the return movement 0 the '1atter to restore, the said ffingers to normal position.

. .6. In. a: dispensingapparatus, a casing having a magazine and a delivery outlet, a rock shafthaving fingersthereon adaptedwhen in normal position tobearagainst the forward end of the articles contained-in the ylinder, and 1a, assist the return magazine, said fingers being so mounted as to'yield when the ejector is advanced to per- ,mitthe discharge of an article through the delivery outlet and also adapted" to force intoplace .a second article if. one should start toward the delivery outlet, and an ejector to. engage the lowermost, articlefand force it.

through the deliveryjoutlet. "7. In a dispensing apparatus, a casing having a magazine and a delivery outlet, an

ejector and means foroperating. the same,

a rock shaft having fingers" thereon bearing against the forward end of the article to be delivered and adapted to be displaced by the article being'ejected, andmechanism actuated by the ejector to return said shaft and fingers to normal positioni In testimony whereof I have hereunto. 

